Hapag-Lloyd Retrofits Its 15,000 TEU Vessel With GTT LNG Tank
In a major development, French LNG containment specialist GTT has been notified by the Chinese shipyard Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding for the design of the LNG Fuel tank as part of the retrofit of Hapag Lloyd...
DNV GL Says, Scrubber Uptake Has Doubled in 6 months To April
The number of ships in operation or on order with scrubbers fitted has nearly doubled over the past six months to 3,229, according to DNV GL, the Norwegian accredited registrar and classification society, reports...
Wärtsilä’s AR Wearables for Remote Guidance Service Tested
The technology group Wärtsilä has successfully tested its remote guidance software, says an article published in The Royal Institution of Naval Architects website.
How is the new software beneficial?
The company’s latest service has created a...
Viral Video of Huge Cruise Ship Smashed by Construction Crane Emerges
Footage of a large construction crane resting on a luxury cruise ship in the Bahamas has gone viral, racking up more than 495,000 views on Twitter as of 6:30 a.m. ET, reports Newsweek.
What happened?
The...
Cargo Ship Stranded Off Panglao Island Coast
A cargo vessel has been stranded off Panglao Island in Bohol’s tourism jewel, on Thursday evening, reports CNN Philippines.
What happened?
A cargo vessel LCT Poseidon carrying 20 people has been stranded off the coast of...
Catastrophic Engine Failure and Fire on Board
Summary
At 2133 on 12 September 2017, while approaching Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, the ro-ro passenger ferry Wight Sky suffered a catastrophic failure of one of its Volvo Penta D16 main propulsion engines, followed by...
How To Prosecute Sexual Assaults at Sea?
A reported sexual assault case aboard a Mediterranean cruise ship last week highlighted that legal ambiguity in International Law pertaining to sexual assaults in a cruise ship. You can be virtually left unprotected at...
Cat Stowaway Starves And Survives 3 Week Voyage
A cat who stowed away on a ship from China to Canada without food or water for 25 days is currently being nursed back to health through crowd-funding efforts, reports NTD.
What happened?
The cat was...
Chinese Icebreaker Crashes into an Iceberg
The radar equipment on Chinese icebreaker Xuelong cannot distinguish floating surface ice from an iceberg says an expert. This helps explain why the ship slammed into an iceberg in western Antarctica's Amundsen Sea, says...
Why You Should Never Do This One Thing on Your Cruise Ship Balcony
Cruise ships can make for a fun and romantic holiday choice but travellers need to remember that rules still apply even when at sea. There’s one thing, in particular, you should never do on...